Shoe cleaner



Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES onnnnns nrpunnnnnrn, orunw YORK, n. Y.

snon CLEANER.

Applicationfil d March 10, 19.2.7. Serial No. 174,340.

This invention relates to shoe cleanersand has for an object to provide an improved construction which may be used on an automobile step, porch steps or elsewhere, the object being to provide a structure which may be readily applied or removed and wh ch will present a scraper for the bottom ofthe shoe and brushing means for the upper part:

of the shoe. I

Another 'object'of the invention is to provide a shoe cleaner specially adapted for the running board of automobiles, the arrangement being such that the scraper is spaced from the edge of the running board while the bristles are arrangedabove the running board in a protected casing but readily accessible.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a shoe cleaner wherein a removable cleaning brush structure is carried by a hous ing with the operating ends of the bristles positioned substantially in the arc of a circle.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side view of an automobile with a shoe cleaner disclosing an embodiment of the invention applied to the running board thereof.

Figure 2 is an enlarged top plan view of the shoe cleaner shown in Figure 1..

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view through Figure 1 on line 33.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of. the main part of the frames shown in Figures 2 and 3,said view being taken from line 14 of Figure 3. I

Figure 5 is a side view of the'brush structure shown in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is an interior elevation of a brush retaining structure forming part of the frame.

Referring to theaccompa'nying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates an automobile of any desired kind-and 2 a running board. Mounted on the running board 2 is a shoe cleaner which is provided with a casing 3 carrying a scraper 4 and a brush 5. The casing 3 consists of a main body 6 and a brush retaining side member 7 The body 6 is substantially semi-circular and. is provided with a web 8 projecting outwardly from the front face and centrally of'the depending portion 9 to constitute a weather protecting hood and for stiifenlng the same, said depending portion having an inturned flange 10 acting as a partial support forthe brush 5. The wall 7 is provided with an I inturned flange 11 acting a remaining sup,-

port for the' brush 5. The wall -7 is prefer:

ably provided with a stiffening web 12 and with an ear 13 preferably provided with a threaded aperture for receiving the screw 14:

whereby the wall 7 is connected to body ,6,

Ifdesired, other screws and fastening means might be provided withont departing 'fro n;

the spirit of the invention.

7 Body 6 at the lower front part is provided with outstanding sections 15 which merge into the scraper bar 4:- This bar carries a spacing pin 16 adapted to press against the edge of the runningboarcl 2 when the device is arranged as shown in Figure 1. The various parts of the body 6 when associated with the wall 7 form a chamber 17 in which the back 18 of the brush 5 is positioned, said back 18 being preferably of metal and overlapping flanges 10 and 11. The ends of the back 18 are turned over at 19 and 20 for providing bearing surfaces adapted to press against the under side of the upper part of the body 6 andrather loosely hold the brush 5 in the position shown in Figures 1 and 3..

In operation, when the device is in use, the foot of a person may be placed on the bar 4=with the toe extending beneath the brush 5. ,By proper movement of the shoe, dirt on the bottom or sides may be readily scraped therefrom and allowed to drop down to the ground between bar 4 and running board 2. At the same time that this operation takes placeandalso afterwards, the toe' and front part of the shoe may be rubbed against the bristles of the brush 5 whereby the shoe will be cleaned and more or less polished. If the bar 4 is not to be used, the foot may be merely moved back and forth against the bristles of brush 5 so as to clean the front upper portion of the shoe.

As indicated in the drawing, ears 21 have been provided whereby screws or other fastening means may be used for clamping the device to therunningboard 2. It will also be noted from Figure 3, that the bristles terminate at an angle to the horizontal whereby a better brushing action is secured as the shoe is usually placed in at an angle to the horizontal. Also, by this arrangement, only one set of bristles could. be used if desired, to brush or clean one particular spot,

though ordinarily, all of the bristles are used by a proper back and forth movement of the foot.

What I claim is:

1. A shoe cleaner comprising a frame including integral and removable side walls, said side walls having inwardly extending flanges, means forconnectin the removable side wall to the frame where y a chamber is provided with an opening between the facing flanges of the side walls, and a brush having a back'fitted into said chamber, said back resting on said flanges while the bristies of the brush extend through the opening between the flanges.

2. A shoe cleaner comprising a semi-circular hollow body having one side wall removably connected with said body, said body and removable wall being each provided with an inturned flange, a brush having a back positoned on said flanges, said back hav- 'ing curled up ends adapted to resiliently press against the body for holding the brush in position against the flanges withthe bristles extending radially inwardly and means associated with the body for connecting the same to a support, said removableside wall said body, whereby the brush is held in position, said brush being positoned so that thebristles will extend radially inwardly between said flanges and beyond the hollow body. V

CHARLES BRUDERLEIN. 

